{"product_id":"jacques-germain-untitled-ink-drawing-1952","title":"Jacques Germain — Untitled Ink Drawing, 1952","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the important representatives of Abstraction Lyrique, Jacques Germain (1915–2001) brought structural clarity to the gestural language of post-war French abstraction. One of the few French artists to study at the Bauhaus in Dessau, he retained its discipline of composition while allowing rhythm, pressure and the physical mark to shape the work. Works by Germain are held in the collections of the Centre Pompidou and the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this 1952 sheet, a compact field of black ink is suspended at the centre of the paper. Short horizontal bars gather across the upper register, while darker pools and fine vertical trails descend through the image, gradually loosening its lower edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpaque deposits, dry strokes and diluted washes create distinct degrees of density, allowing the untouched paper to remain an active part of the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned lower right, the work condenses Germain’s balance of structure and gesture into a small, tightly held format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jacques Germain (1915–2001)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ink on paper; signed lower right\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 51 × 56,5 × 5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Galerie Barbier-Beltz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Following professional conservation treatment, minor staining has been reduced but remains visible; a very small tear has been repaired, and some creasing remains.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cultural habits","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54347470700871,"sku":"ART-092","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/0540\/6023\/files\/ART-092JacquesGERMAIN_02.jpg?v=1784107572","url":"https:\/\/cultural-habits.com\/fr\/products\/jacques-germain-untitled-ink-drawing-1952","provider":"Cultural habits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}